این میری شمل Annemarie Schimmel
Mohammed Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeb
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.16537000
Abstract. This article offers an overview of the reminiscences penned by Mohammed Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeb about his long-standing association with Annemarie Schimmel, the renowned German scholar of Islamic studies and Indo-Persian literature. Shakeb’s recollections shed light on Schimmel’s deep intellectual engagement with Sufi thought, Persian poetry, and Urdu literary traditions, while also painting a personal portrait of her humility, discipline, and profound spiritual sensibility. Through anecdotes and reflections, Shakeb highlights Schimmel’s unique ability to navigate multiple linguistic and cultural worlds with grace and scholarly precision. His narrative underscores her affection for South Asia, especially her emotional and intellectual attachment to the poetry of Rumi, Ghalib, and Iqbal. The reminiscences also document moments of collaboration, shared academic pursuits, and mutual admiration, revealing the human dimensions of a towering scholar whose legacy transcended boundaries of language, religion, and nationality. Shakeb’s tribute is not only a testament to Schimmel’s scholarly achievements but also an intimate reflection on her character, generosity, and enduring influence on scholars of Islamic and South Asian studies.
Keywords. Annemarie Schimmel.
Works cited:
Schimmel, Annemarie. A Life of Learning. American Council of Learned Societies, 1993.
___ . Deciphering the Signs of God. SUNY Press, 30 Sept. 1994.
شکیب، محمد ضیاء الدین احمد۔” این میری شمل “۔ اقبال ریویو، نومبر 2003۔ 81-85۔
Prof. Mohammed Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeb (21 October 1933 – 20 January 2021) was a distinguished Indian historian, art connoisseur, Sufi intellectual and Urdu–Persian literary critic. Born in Hyderabad and raised in Aurangabad, he earned a BA in Political Science from Osmania University and an MA from Aligarh Muslim University before completing his PhD on Golkonda–Iran relations at Deccan College in 1976. As archivist at the State Archives of Andhra Pradesh, he established the Mughal Record Room and later served on the faculty of SOAS, University of London (1980–87). Shakeb also consulted for Christie’s on Islamic and Indian manuscripts, directed Urdu teacher training at Middlesex University, and played a seminal role in founding Deccan Studies in India. Some of the details can be accessed here in an obituary written by his grandson Mahamid Ahmed.
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